Linwood: Cotton Grove will stage poor man's supper

April showers have brought beautiful May flowers to the Linwood area and with it activities of celebration so mark the calendar for the ones you would like to attend.

By Connie McBrideCorrespondent

April showers have brought beautiful May flowers to the Linwood area and with it activities of celebration so mark the calendar for the ones you would like to attend.Cotton Grove United Methodist Church invites everyone to come out for the last poor man's supper of the season until September. It will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday. If it is good food and great fellowship please join us.A church yard sale is set for June 1. Spaces available for rent. For more info, call Connie Snyder at 798-5967.This year's confirmands — Paris Wheat and McKenzie Daniels — will be confirmed on Pentecost Sunday May 19. Congratulations to you both.Cotton Grove's UMYF will host a corn hole tournament June 8. Check in is at 9 a.m. and tournament begins at 10 a.m. Advance registration is $20 per team and $25 day of. There will be door prizes, raffle tickets sold and a 50/50 drawing with all proceeds going to fund youth trips, projects,and other youth activities.Baptists will host prayer breakfastJersey Baptist Youth will hold a prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Biscuit King on Highway 8. Any youth that would like to attend may join them.Jersey's Senior Adults will lead the 11 a.m. service Sunday for Senior Adult Day at Jersey. Please come help us honor them. There will be a special luncheon for all senior adults in the multipurpose room following the service.All mothers will be honored at a special service on Mother's Day on May 12.Once again it is time for homecoming at Jersey Baptist on May 26. Come join us for good food and great fellowship as we celebrate.Bible study will have TV show themeLinwood United Methodist Church will host an Andy Griffith Bible Study starting at 3 p.m. Sunday . There will be ice cream, as well.Place a food orderCalvary Family Worship Center will be accepting One Harvest Food orders from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday and online orders until 11:59 p.m. May 12 at www.OneHarvest.com.The distribution date for One Harvest will be from 12-1 p.m. May 18 at the church.Calvary Family Worship Center will have a special service honoring all mothers on May 12.Join Calvary for Spring Fling on May 25. There will be barbecued chicken plates and a yard sale so come join the funBoosters will meetSouthwood /Southmont Boosters will hold its monthly meeting beginning at 7 p.m. May 21 at the Linwood Community Center.There will be a recreational soccer tournament May 16-19 at Denton Elementary School. The tournament will involve 180 teams from all around Davidson County that are members of the NCYSA. The boosters will also have five teams going to the state PowerAde games in Charlotte in June for state playoffs.There will be an end of year dance for both Southwood and Southmont students from 6-8:30 p.m. on May 24 at Southwood Elementary. The cost is $5 per person.Fall sign-ups will begin from 2-4 p.m. July 21 and 28.David McDade, president of the Southwood/Southmont Boosters would like thank all the community volunteers, coaches, parents, board members, school teachers, principals and assistant principals at Southwood, Southmont and Central Middle and High Schools for all the time and hard work dedicated to our kids. Without all of you the boosters club could not operate as smoothly as it does. I look forward to continuing to serve with all of you as we move forward together as we make great things happen in the months to come. Parting thoughtLife is like a breeze. The moment you are comfortable flowing in one direction a front pushes you into a new direction changing the momentum. Until next time, keep the news coming. Call 409-8671.

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